Stranger
Maka POV:
The birds, the birds were singing outside my window again. I slowly opened my eyes to see a blue feathered bird staring at me through the glass. I stared back at it, watching its black bead like eyes, staring at my reflection. I was suddenly taken back to the wolf again, my reflection just sitting in its golden eyes.
Its eyes, they were so… human like?
Death the Kid POV:
Eyes were all on me as I walked through the classroom door and sat at a random desk at the top of the room right next to a window that held a great view of the snow as it brushed up against the window. A wet streak mark was left across the glass as one snowflake tried to fight against the window, but soon it melted away from the heat being given off by the light.
Startling me slightly three girls and a blue haired boy ran through the door and immediately stopping in their tracks as they spotted me sitting at the back. Why were they staring at me like that?
"Can I help you with something?" I asked stretching my arms then slowly balancing my chin on my hands.
They seemed shocked by my sudden question, but they tried there best to remain calm. What was wrong with them?
The tall dark haired girl spoke first "Where do you come from?"
I raised my eyebrow at her "Death City"
"I've never seen you around before…" The blue haired boy stammered a little bit.
"I live on the outskirts" I quickly explained removing my hands away from my face.
The little blonde one looked confused "The desert?"
Crap…
I stuttered rubbing the back of my neck "Uh… yeah"
It was the brown haired girl's turn to talk "But you're so pale"
"I-I don't normally go out a lot" I chuckled looking back over to the window.
The water mark from the snowflake that had brushed against the glass had finally faded, but then soon another snowflake took its place.
They stared at me for a little while longer before turning away and walking out of the room, but however the blue haired boy lingered for a few seconds longer, keeping his eyes locked on mine longer than he was suppose too. And it was then that I realized.
"Put me down!" Maka screamed trying to escape the blue haired boys grasp "It won't hurt me!"
He pulled her away leaving behind jagged footprints in the snow as he struggled to keep her in his arms.
"Black*star!"
My eyes widened in the fear of realizing that he saw me, what if he were to recognize my eyes, what if he were to notice, what would be of me then?
I parted my lips just slowly "Black*star…"
Taking his eyesight away from mine, he slowly turned and then followed after his friends that were just a way ahead down the corridor.
Black*star…
Maka POV:
All so still, lying on the ground against the soft cold carpet. I watched the snow fall outside the glass window, slowly floating to the ground and blending in with the whiteness on the pavement.
Pretty…
I slowly pushed myself up using my elbow to support my weight so that I didn't tumble over. My legs wobbled a little as I fully stood up; I grabbed hold of the corner of the wall beside me to remain balance. Everything suddenly got smaller, I towered over every object in the room, that somehow made me feel a bit confidant.
I slowly turned and started to head towards the stairs, towards my room. Each step I took up those wooden stairs, the sound seemed to linger longer than the last. I gripped on tighter to the railing, trying to keep myself up right.
Three days… you have barely eaten anything in three days.
My eyelids, they tried to close down on me, close over my eyes, shutting out the light and filling it with complete darkness. My fingers started to slip from the railing, sliding out of my grasp. I tried to grab hold of it again, but it was too late… I felt my weight fall underneath me. I smacked my head against each step as I fell down, each hit hurting more than the one before. And then finally… I hit the ground, smashing my head against the wall at the bottom.
Wake up! Wake up Maka!
I lay there unconscious, unaware of anything around me, any sound, any movement, any sense of mine, was just completely taken away from me.
"Maka, I heard a bang, are you okay?" Very faintly I heard Soul's voice from outside the door. His voice was getting further and further away "Hey, I know you're in there…"
I parted my lips slightly unsure if I had moved my lips at all "Soul…" It was almost a whisper, so quiet "Help me…"
Then everything was just a blur…
Liz POV:
I slowly walked down the corridor followed by Patty, Tsubaki and Black*star strolling along behind me. I held my hands deep in my pockets, gripping hold of the material at the bottom.
Who is he, why have I never seen him before?
"Wow…" Tsubaki broke the silence "He seemed… nice"
I rolled my eyes walking over to my locker "Something doesn't seem right about him"
"What you mean sis?" Patty suddenly appeared at my side.
I pulled on the handle of my locker – it wouldn't open "His too pale to live in the desert"
"Like he said, he doesn't go out much" Black*star shrugged looking away.
"But still" I took another pull at my locker "Why won't this bloody thing open!"
Patty giggled slightly "Silly sis, you forgot to type the combination in"
I turned my head slightly to stare at my younger sister before realizing that she was right "Oh…"
I turned the dials on the lock placing each number in the correct order.
I stuck my tongue out to concentrate. 5…8…9…4… My locker door opened slowly as I pulled the handle.
"Didn't Maka say she was going to come in today?" Tsubaki brought up.
"Yeah…" I pulled out my books then closed my locker door "That's why we waited for her earlier"
A sudden ringing came from Black*stars trouser pocket. He dug his hand in his left pocket, then his right searching for his phone. He fished it out then checked the caller ID before answering it.
"Hello?" He said as soon as he placed it to his ear.
"Who is it?" Patty asked in her cheerful tone of voice.
Black*stars expression changed immediately, his eyes widened, he froze in his spot but still holding the phone to his ear. He was trembling, was he scared? Worried?
"Black*star?" I questioned "What is it?"
He swallowed hard hanging up the phone "Its Maka…"
Maka POV:
Dizziness washed over me, forcing me to close my eyes again. When I opened them once more, light poured in causing me to wince. I stirred slightly trying to turn away out of the lights direction.
"She's awake!" A very excited voice exclaimed as a shadow was cast in front of me blocking the light "Nurse!"
Another shadow was cast in front of me back I couldn't make out who or what it was.
I stammered "W-where am I?"
"You had quite a bad fall Miss. Albarn" Said a different voice "You're lucky this young man was walking by at the time"
"Are you okay Maka?" I knew that voice "Are you thirsty?"
I tried to open my eyes a little more "Soul…"
"Easy" He said dimming down the lights in the room "You need to rest"
"What happened" I said picking up the glass next to me then placing it two my lips.
"You fainted" He shook his head slowly "Maka, why does things like this keep happening to you?"
I placed the glass back down again. I opened my mouth to speak, I was going to tell him everything, from my mother leaving to Black*star snapping at me.
"Maka!" Liz exclaimed running through the hospital door "Thank god you're okay!"
She threw her arms around me and pulled my towards her squishing my body against hers. I struggled for breath, but I let her have her moment.
"Is she okay?" Black*star asked panting appearing by Liz's side with Patty and Tsubaki.
Soul stepped back to make room "She's fine"
Once Liz stepped back letting me breath, Patty jumped onto the bed next to me bouncing up and down "We were really worried Maka!"
I lowered my head a little then started to play with my thumbs "I'm sorry"
"You have no reason to apologize" Tsubaki said placing her hand on my shoulder "Its okay"
A smile widened across her face as she stared down at me, I tried my best to smile, but no matter how hard I tried the corners of my lips didn't want to turn up.
Black*star stuttered "What's wrong Maka?"
"I'm fine…" I said slowly turning my head to face the wall beside me "Nothings wrong"
"No its not!" He clenched his fists so tight I thought he was going to explode "Stuff like this happens for a reason!"
"Black*star…" Liz started taking a step towards him.
"Why are you doing this to yourself!" His eyes watered as if he were about to cry "You're scaring us!"
"Stop it!" Liz snapped "This isn't good for her"
"Are you self harming?" He didn't hesitate to grab hold of my wrists and pull them towards him "Your self harming aren't you!"
"Aa!" I yelped as he pulled my arms.
"Let go of her!" Soul yelled pulling Black*star away "Get out of here man!"
Black*star stood in the corner of the room watching me. He inhaled then exhaled catching his breath from his outburst. He stared back at me in disgust, I didn't even know what I had done.
"I'm out of here" He shook his head before running out of the room slamming the door behind him.
"Black*star!" Patty exclaimed then started running down the hall after him "Come back!"
Soul suddenly appeared by my side "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine…" I said slowly pulling the duvet over my arms "Everything's fine"
No one spoke a word from then, they all just stayed silent standing in the middle of the room all sharing glances, they just wasn't anything to say.
Everything's fine, its all fine… I kept trying to convince myself that nothing was wrong.
My eyes wondered around the room, staring at every crack and chip of paint in the walls all around me. My eyes wondered across my friends faces, noticing how expressionless they were – no emotion. A spider crawled in a hole in the corner of the room, trying to hide away from all the drama, and that's when I saw him…
A boy outside my hospital room, he stood there staring at me watching me with a more worried expression on his face than any of my friends had. He was a strange looking boy, he was oddly pale, his hair was jet black with three white stripes across the left side of his bangs, his face was so beautiful. And then, there was his eyes. They were like two shinning, dancing, glistening golden orbs.
Just,
Like,
The,
Wolves…
Oh, my, god.